Help me!

[LukeTheChicken]

Hello people, as mentioned before in a previous post of mine, my rooster Luke does not have a beak. Will this stop him from mating with hens? He has no way to catch the hens without a beak! Please answer my question!

 

[debid]

I have no idea. Animals adapt as well as they can and it's amazing how well they do sometimes. How does he eat? Can he preen himself at all?

 

[DavidKerk]

Have you ever seen him mating? Is it his whole beek or is it trimmed? I would assume that if it is just a trimmed beek he'd be fine mating. I hope you figure it out!

 

[bHen]

I would think that if he can't catch and hang onto the hens he would have to have really good balance and a really interested hen to get anything done. Fertility may be nonexistant or hit and miss? Good Luck!

 

[LukeTheChicken]

Thank you guys for the feedback! And his whole beak is missing, I have seen him trying to catch a hen of mine, but he usually fails because she runs away.

 

[aart]

What happened to his beak...can you post a pic?

 

[LukeTheChicken]

Well, when I got Luke, he was a baby chick, I kept him in my room being new to raising chickens and all. He was about a month old when it happened. Every night he'd cheep cheep cheep until he fell asleep, until one night, he woke me up because he was chirping like crazy, I blew it off, thinking, "oh he just woke up, he'll fall back asleep later". I woke up in the morning to find him bloody, missing his beak with just his little tongue hanging there. I went on a rampage demanding to know what happened. Until I remembered something my sister asked me that same night. She asked me if I could help her find her pet rat that had gotten loose. I put two and two together. The rat chewed off my chickens beak! I even found rat poops beside Luke's cage to back up my theory. So now Luke is a year and 2 months, still no beak. He has adapted to his change but I have to take extra special care of him. I would seriously do anything for that little guy and of course I can post pics! He's gorgeous!

 

[aart]

Well, when I got Luke, he was a baby chick, I kept him in my room being new to raising chickens and all. He was about a month old when it happened. Every night he'd cheep cheep cheep until he fell asleep, until one night, he woke me up because he was chirping like crazy, I blew it off, thinking, "oh he just woke up, he'll fall back asleep later". I woke up in the morning to find him bloody, missing his beak with just his little tongue hanging there. I went on a rampage demanding to know what happened. Until I remembered something my sister asked me that same night. She asked me if I could help her find her pet rat that had gotten loose. I put two and two together. The rat chewed off my chickens beak! I even found rat poops beside Luke's cage to back up my theory. So now Luke is a year and 2 months, still no beak. He has adapted to his change but I have to take extra special care of him. I would seriously do anything for that little guy and of course I can post pics! He's gorgeous!

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[LukeTheChicken]

I know, tell me about it. Let me post a pic :b

 

[LukeTheChicken]